Zeiss FE 16-35mm F/4 ZA OSS Lens Officially Announced

Sony has announced the new Zeiss FE 16-35mm f/4 ZA OSS wide-angle zoom lens designed for Sony E-mount cameras with full frame sensors (A7, A7R, A7S).

The Zeiss FE 16-35mm F/4 ZA OSS is the fifth full-frame lens for Sony A7 series camera. The lens offers Optical Steady Shot stabilization and is dust and moisture-resistant.

The announcement also includes the HVL-F32M flash and XLR-K2M XLR audio adaptor kit. The HVL-F32M flash will be available in December for $300, and the XLR-K2M XLR adaptor kit will be available in October for $600.

Zeiss FE 16-35mm F/4 ZA OSS Lens Officially Announced

Zeiss FE 16-35mm F/4 ZA OSS Lens Price and Release Date

The Vario-Tessar T* FE 16-35mm F4 ZA OSS (SEL1635Z) full-frame wide-angle zoom lens will be available this November for $699.00.

The new Vario-Tessar T* FE 16-35mm F4 ZA OSS wide-angle zoom lens features an uncompromising optical design with five aspherical lens elements, including one large AA (advanced aspherical) element and three ED glass elements. This ensures outstanding corner-to-corner resolution and sharpness, while reducing distortion and minimizing color aberration

A signature of ZEISS lenses, the Vario-Tessar T* FE 16-35mm F4 ZA OSS features T* coating on its optical surfaces which minimizes flare and ghosting and boosts contrast, clarity and depth with landscape shots and strongly backlit scenes. It also has a constant F4 maximum aperture, allowing photographers to achieve beautiful background defocus effects with a shallow depth of field at all focal lengths. The lens is equipped with Optical SteadyShot™ image stabilization and is dust and moisture resistant, allowing it to perform well in tough shooting environments.

Sony α Lenses Assortment

With the addition of the new Vario-Tessar T* FE 16-35mm F4 ZA OSS, the E-mount lens family now includes 24 different lenses and adapters, including several other premium options from ZEISS® and Sony’s G Series Lenses:

E 16mm F2.8

E 20mm F2.8

E 35mm F1.8 OSS

E 50mm F1.8 OSS

E 30mm F3.5 Macro

E 24mm F1.8 ZEISS

E 10-18mm F4 OSS

E PZ 16-50mm F3.5 – F5.6 OSS

E 18-55mm F3.5 – F5.6 OSS

E 18-200mm F3.5 – F6.3 OSS

E 18-200mm F3.5 – F6.3 OSS LE

E PZ 18-200mm F3.5 – F5.6 OSS

E 55-210mm F4.5 – F6.3 OSS

E PZ 18-105mm F4 G OSS

E 16-70mm F4 ZEISS OSS

FE 28-70mm F3.5 – 5.6 OSS

FE 35mm F2.8 ZEISS

FE 55mm F1.8 ZEISS

FE 24-70mm F4 ZEISS OSS

FE 70-200mm F4 G OSS

FE 28-135mm F4 G OSS

FE 16-35mm F4 ZEISS OSS

New Sony α Accessories

Sony has also introduced a range of new accessories for their α (alpha) mount camera system including the compact HVL-F32M flash. Rated at a generous GN32 guide number, the flash head can be adjusted in a variety of directions for pro-style bounce effects and has a variety of advanced flash functions including ADI flash metering, high-speed sync and Auto White Balance, and is dust and moisture resistant.

Additionally, the RMT-VP1K wireless remote kit lets photographers enjoy ‘hands-off’ control of cameras functions including shutter release, start / stop movie recording and zoom. There is also a stylish new LCS-PCS7 system bag that’s an ideal match for the α7 Series of cameras.

Pricing and Availability

The Vario-Tessar T* FE 16-35mm F4 ZA OSS (SEL1635Z) full-frame wide-angle zoom lens will be available this November for about $1350.

The HVL-F32M flash will be available this December for about $300.

The XLR-K2M XLR adaptor kit will be available this October for about $600.

The RMT-VP1K wireless remote kit will be available this November for about $70.

The LCS-PCS7 system bag will be available this October for about $160.

The new lens and accessories will all be sold at Sony retail stores (www.store.sony.com) and other authorized dealers nationwide.